DOZENS of inmates staged a destructive protest at an immigration detention centre by breaking furniture before climbing to the building’s roof.

Detainees from the Foreigner Internment Centre (CIE) – a facility, in Madrid, Spain, for immigrants in the process of being deported – made their way to the roof on Tuesday (October 18) at 10pm local time.

A police spokesman told El Pais newspaper that they had broken through a security gate before climbing a ladder to reach the top of the building.

The newspaper also reported that migrants blocked security cameras inside the building and broke furniture as they made their way to the roof.

The facilities security alerted police, who arrived 10 minutes later and began to negotiate with the protesters.

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Migrants in Madrid took to the roof of a detention centre in protest

Other sources from the local police headquarters told Efe newspaper that around 50 refugees were involved in the protest

“They climbed onto the roof and the police are there attempting to negotiate,” they added that no-one had been injured.

Other migrants gathered outside the building, while others holding a banner that read “liberated,” meaning “freedom”.

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It is alleged that they smashed furniture before gaining access to the roof

Javier Barbero, councilman of safety and emergency services claimed that he was unsure of exactly what the protesters were demanding, as they had no spokesperson, but said he hopes the situation will be resolved in a peaceful way.

Police prevented Mr Barbero and other city officials from entering the facility to negotiate with the protesters, they instead communicated by a megaphone.

Mayor Carmena tweeted that she was “concerned” about the protest, adding that “human rights are the priority”.